Tammy Nichols (born February 1976) is an American politician and speaker serving as a member of the
Idaho Senate for
District 10. She is also a co-chair of th
Idaho Freedom Caucus
Early life and education
Nichols was born in
Boise, Idaho and graduated from
Boise High School in 1994. In 2016, Nichols graduated from
Brigham Young University–Idaho
Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho or BYU–I) is a private college in Rexburg, Idaho. Founded in 1888, the college is owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Previously known as Ricks Colleg ...
.
Elections
* In
2018
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, Nichols defeated four candidates for the open
Idaho House of Representatives District 11 Seat B; Kirk Adams, Scott R Brock, David L Lincoln, and Kathryn Ralstin with 38.9% of the vote. Nichols defeated Democratic nominee Brian A. Ertz with 77.6% of the vote.
* In
2020
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, Nichols defeated Democratic nominee Edward Savala with 79.8% of the vote to retain her seat.
* In 2022, Nichols ran for the state senate in District 10, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Solomon with 77.2% of the vote.
Political activity
In January 2023, Nichols sponsored SB1038, the ''Education Choice Act'', a
school choice bill.
In February 2023, Nichols and Idaho Rep.
Judy Boyle
Judy Boyle is an American politician
from Idaho. Boyle is a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 9 seat B. Boyle is the current chairman of Western Legislative Forestry Task Force (WLFTF).
Early life
Boyle was born ...
introduced HB 154, a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to provide or administer a
vaccine
A vaccine is a biological Dosage form, preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease, infectious or cancer, malignant disease. The safety and effectiveness of vaccines has been widely studied and verifie ...
developed using
messenger RNA
In molecular biology, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule of RNA that corresponds to the genetic sequence of a gene, and is read by a ribosome in the process of synthesizing a protein.
mRNA is created during the p ...
(mRNA) technology in any individual or mammal in the state. This would prohibit all mRNA-based
COVID-19 vaccines, and pre-emptively ban mRNA vaccines being developed as treatments for other illnesses.
Nichols also sponsored a bill that would require the inclusion of "vaccine materials" in food to be labelled.
Personal life
Nichols has five children. Nichols and her family live in
Middleton, Idaho.
Nichols and her husband divorced in January 2019.
References
External links
nicholsforidaho.comTammy Nichols at ballotpedia.orgTammy Nichols at legislature.idaho.gov
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Living people
Republican Party Idaho state senators
Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Idaho
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni
Politicians from Boise, Idaho
1976 births